【正文】 In order to know what the weather will be, special people are hired to provide this information. They collect data, analyze them and provide the weather of the ing day. This information, which is announced on the radio or on TV, is usually very accurate. Thanks to the efforts of those professionals, we can always know the weather in advance and get prepared for it. 2 Health or Wealth I prefer health to wealth if I have to choose between them. It is true that wealth makes life easier and more fortable, but health is even more important. Only when one has good health can he pursue wealth and happiness. Wealth cannot be acquired without health. As we know, to gain wealth usually means working hard. If one does not have a strong body, how can he work hard? How can he have enough energy to overe all the difficulties on his way towards success? Only with a sound body may one get a chance to enjoy the better life provided by his wealth because health ensure wealth but not vice versa. Therefore, health is the basis for attaining wealth. Even if one is born into a rich family, wealth alone cannot make him happy. Imagine a rich man who can do nothing but stay in bed. How can he enjoy his life? What can his money do for him? So long as one is healthy, there are always chances for him to attain everything including wealth. 3 Directions: For this part, you need to write a short passage with a title Spring Festival in not less than 100 words. You are given the opening sentence of each paragraph and required to plete the following three paragraphs. Spring Festival Spring festival is the new year in Chinese lunar calendar. ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ It is an occasion for all the members of the family to gather together to celebrate the festival. _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ Besides, it is the time of the year at which relatives and friends exchange visits. _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ 參考范文： Spring Festival Spring Festival is the new year in Chinese lunar calendar. Thousands of years ago, Chinese people started to count days according to the changes of moon and in this way thus created a lunar calendar. Spring Festival is considered to be the first day in Chinese lunar calendar. It is an occasion for all the members of the family to gather together to celebrate the festival. Because it is the most important festival and people take the longest leave in the whole year, it bees a proper time for family members who live far away from each other to take the opportunity to reunite. Besides, it is the time of the year at which relatives and friends exchange visits. Most of the people are busy with their work or other daily chores and seldom have time to pay visits to their friends and relatives. The long leave during Spring Festival provides them with good chance to visit each other and share their experiences of the year. 4 Directions: For this part, you need to write a short passage with a title Travel in not less than 100 words. You are given the opening sentence of each paragraph and required to plete the following three paragraphs. Travel has bee a worldwide activity. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ People travel for many reasons, but perhaps the most mon is traveling for pleasure. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ Travel is also one of the best means for learning. _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ 參考范文： Travel Travel has bee a worldwide activity. Never before have so many people traveled to so many different parts of the world. With new modes of fast, fortable transport more and more people are tempted to leave their homes to see more of the wonderful world. People travel for many reasons, but perhaps the most mon is traveling for pleasure. It provides an effective way to get your mind off your work. When you return, you are refreshed and energetic and ready to work harder. Travel is also one of the best means for learning. One may have heard or read about something, but one can never get an accurate picture of it until one sees it. I believe that the knowledge obtained from actual experience is more valuable than that obtained from books. 5 Directions: For this part, you need to write a short passage with a title Friendship in not less than 100 words. You are given the opening sentence of each paragraph and required to plete the following three paragraphs. Friendship Friendship is essential for the existence of society. ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________